Biotechnology for agro-industrial residues utilisation: utilisation of agro-residues

Residues from agriculture and the food industry consist of many and varied wastes, in total accounting for over 250 million tonnes of waste per year in theUK alone. Biotechnological processing of these residues would allow these waste products to be used as a resource, with tremendous potential. An extensive range of valuable and usable products can be recovered from what was previously considered waste: including fuels, feeds and pharmaceutical products. In this way Biotechnology can offer many viable alternatives to the disposal of agricultural waste, producing several new products in the process. This book presents up-to-date information on a biotechnology approach for the utilisation of agro-industrial residues, presenting chapters with detailed information on materials and bioconversion technology to obtain products of economic importance:The production of industrial products using agro-industrial residues as substrates The biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues for bioprocesses Enzymes degrading agro-industrial residues and their production Bioconversion of agro-industrial residues. Written by experts in Biotechnological processing of Agro-Industrial Residues, this book will provide useful information for academic researchers and industry scientists working in biotechnology, wastemanagement, agriculture and the food industry. INDICE: Part I: General. 1. Agro-Industrial Residue Utilization for Industrial Biotechnology Products. 2. Pre-treatment of Agro-Industrial Residues.- Part II: Production of Industrial Products Using Agro-Industrial Residues as Substrates. 3. Production of Organic Acids from Agro-Industrial Residues. 4. Biofuels. 5. Production of Protein-Enriched Feed Using Agro-Industrial Residues asSubstrates. 6. Aroma Compounds. 7. Production of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites. 8. Microbial Pigments. 9. Production of Mushrooms Using Agro-Industrial Residues as Substrates. 10. Solid-State Fermentation Technology for Bioconversion of Biomass and Agro-industrial Residues.- Part III: Biotechnological Potential of Agro-Industrial Residues for Bioprocesses. 11. Cassava Bagasse. 12. Sugarcane Bagasse. 13. Edible Oil Cakes. 14. Biotechnological Potential of Fruit Processing Industry Residues. 15. Wine Industry Residues. 16. BiotechnologicalPotential of Brewing Industry By-products. 17. Biotechnological Potential of Cereal (Wheat ; Rice) Straw and Bran Residues. 18. Palm Oil Industry Residues.- Part IV: Enzymes Degrading Agro-Industrial Residues and their Production. 19. Amylolytic Enzymes. 20. Cellulolytic Enzymes. 21. Pectinolytic Enzymes. 22. Ligninolytic Enzymes. PART V: Bioconversion of Agro-Industrial Residues. 23. Anaerobic Treatment of Solid Agro-Industrial Residues. 24. Vermicomposting of Agro-Industrial Processing Waste.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9941-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 470
• Fecha Publicación: 10/06/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés